New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
A LULL BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
PREPARATIONS FOR TIE HOLIDAYs-rEAs, RRcEp

yeope who went shopping late and early and carried
packages about with them like ordinary people. 1t
has been noticed however that at no time have the
shops seemed to be so crowded this yoar as in some
seasons. This Is perhaps due to tho good
weather which has allowed tho agreeable
duty of buying presents to be spread over
many days There also one big ball.
keep the season gong and teas receptions dinners
and dam cs to ill In any unoccupled time This week
will 30 moro quiet. People who have country places
have gone DOWN to them (evcn IL they arc up the
HudsOn) and have taken with them a selected group
Of amusing friends. Tho country club houses are
also overlooking with lifo1uxcdo especially. The
dance the club house there last night was regular
Christmas froilc. which will be kept up throughout
this week Toboganning will be the pr ncI pal
amuscmcnts. with flirting and good dinners TO iii up
The cd hours At the Country Club too there viii b.
lively time. II is so near the city that its members
who in town in thu daytime account of business
easily got out to the scene Of early in
the day.
The attendance at the Pat,iarchs ball on Tuesday
night not so large as II often ha, been None If
the Aston connection present. and the death of
Mrs H. Oliver Nouhcote on Monday kept away her
Intimate friends The Fish family. @! are sim
In block for Mis-. Hamilton Fish. Mrs Northcote's
mother bat large circle of Young people feel the loss
OF TIL, amabc and attractive woman most krcnly
The ball however. passed off brilliantly The decor
aons were beautiful the supper excellent and the
music fine. There were a good many people known as
"dtEsu stianecrsT The assembly was no,
,n full force until midnight. and it was long after one
when Elliott Roosevelt led the german with Mrs
Adolf Ladcrbnrs 1t is cruelty said sometimes that
there are not So many beautiful dcUntaDtes this season
as formerly This is merely the lament over d" the
good old times" repeated. The rosebuds" OF th.s
winter are neither moro less charming than hither
tobecause they are always all charming as can be-
They were in full attendance the PatrarclIs' and
there was discount even on those whose entrance
into society had not been marked by SiOOOOentcrtan
lents. Tho Patriarchs' ball viii take place on
January IL
Aside from the ono big ball at Dclmonlco's the en-
tertanments. though numerous were of the minor
knd-rcccltonS, teas and priv ate dances" small and
earlyS" Among those who held receptions were Mrs
CULVER, No. 40 East F1fty-eghthst Mrs George II.
osgood No. 697 Ffthavc. Mrs. Frederick Goodridgo
No 200 lfthave. Mrs. Francis of second Mrs.
William Earl Dodge, No. 262 Madisonave. Mrs. W.
+. Woodiord No. $50 Madis0n-avc Mrs. w. H. Cooke
No 90 West Fifty secondst. for her daugh,cr Mrs
Joseph brush, al tho Murray liil Hotel; Mrs Alex
ander Mackcy smith. No ~ Madson-avc. Mrs. T.
O. French, No. 80 est ThrtysevcnthSt Mrs. Joseph
Potter. No. AZ West Eighty thrdst. and Mrs Charles
g. Fisher, No SIS Fifth-avc.
H. lie Grand Cannon has no idea of letting any other
artist lead him In the matter of studio receptions, and
he accordingly entertained his friends in grand style
on Wednesday afternoon in his rooms at No. ll55
broadway The various things he picked up In his
recent travels with the BraSSyS are displayed there
There many we'll known people to drink tea, and
Mrs Grswold and Mrs. Clark. his sisters ma'iOmzed
the entertainments
Mrs. John Sherwood IS having a most succcSsin!
season gathered great stores of anu ing and In
<tructve information while abroad last sumncs, ana
met no end of noteworthy pcople-a Of whom figure
Gin way they would llkcl in This amabc ladys talks
and readings Even when it rains OF SHOWS hard
Mrs shefwOods receptions well attcndcd-and that
IS putting pretty strong. She had al her house III
Thirty Ond-st Thursday last pretty CHRISTMAS
story These readings will continue during January
OIL Thursdays
Dinner, wore given last week by Mrs. J. \. BoSt-
wick No. 500 Nfth-avc. Mrs G. II. Baldwin No $40
Thhavc.; Mrs James A Burden, No l39 FUN
nv Mrs Edward l. short. ME- u bcd'h, HIN
C. f. IAvcrnoro and Miss Laura CorklinS
Mrs Alfred Young No. Fast Fifty -siXthst., gavo
q musicale Monday afternoon ard Mrs. John w
3iinturn No D. Washington square, dance tie same
evening.
The ball of the 81 Of January at Dclmonlco's. and
the Charity Ball on the 9Th the Metropolitan opera
House. WILL of course, be the leading incicns OF The
first week of the year. The Dclmomco Dali' d.
has been said many times, will be an exiraofdlhdA
success if preparations 90 for anything. lheIe WI"
be two rooms for dancing. For the Charity Ball. o."
In behalf OF the Nursery and Chims Hospital no pains
are being spared by the managers. Mrs Aynrnon
s sulllyan's kind assistance IL sadly mlsseu' ou
other hands are pushing on the preparations
There was no row at the meeting Of the Nineteenth
Century club on Tuesday evening. Change Of place
perhaps has Gained the turbulent spirits OF the NOM
bcr for tho light refreshments (of various Sorts are
now part aiken at the Metropolitan Assembly ROOMS
instead of the American Art Gallery
One of the noteworthy effects Of NarragaIsett Per
be to stimulate the mac paSsloH I"i "i'''''r
and acting plays. The Network public suHofcu
from this last winter and spring in painful degree
and II i now announced that another belle OF inc
Pier will try her hand in the same way Wlthlh
month This Is several times too much Oh eoou
thing.
Among social incidents of interest, not forcioid
above NAV De mentioned the following:
December GA dinner to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Munros By Dr. Fordycc Barker
January 3-Marriagc at Grace Church OF Miss
Emile VoSdes daughter of General Nogdes, ana Dr
Howard f. Hansen A reception to Intimate nleh'i'
will follow at General Vogdcs's house, NO. 81 West
TweDty-6.th.S Miss Rcmscn and Mr. Nance "egu
ding also happens ON this day at ST. Marks ChuIch
January 4-Marrlagc Of Miss Florence sloane ana
G. H. Holland at the Church OF the Heavenly Rest
in the evening.
January 5.-In Boston; Henry Brinton Coke )r'
will marry Miss Ruth lowering, daughter of william
C. Leveling in Trinity Church
January IO.-wedding at Trinity Church OF MISS
Hoffman daughter of Dean Hoffman, and the fcV'
MIR NckersOn. There Will be reception iater dt
the Deans house in West Tweny-thlrd-st.
January 1.-THE second Assembly
January lO.-The Second Cotlllon.